Working Out Alone

For me, working out (I’m referring to lifting weights/resistance training) is not just a physical experience, but a spiritual one as well. I’m fully immersed in the activity. I have intense focus and concentration. I am completely present. My mind is still, free of incessant thought. There are no distractions. No worries. I don’t care about what is happening in the outside world. All is well here and now.

I am in control. I dictate the pace. I regulate the intensity. I’m not out to impress anyone, except my former self. I directly cause my improvement here. I directly impact my achievement. I’m fully responsible for my performance, and I love that.

This is how working out becomes an all-encompassing physical, mental, and spiritual practice. It’s an explosion, a discharge of all bodily tension. It’s a release of all stress. It’s a spiritual cleansing. It’s an endeavor of rebirth, with a stronger version of myself emerging after every session.

A focused workout can be a fleeting glimpse into something we rarely experience in today’s world. A break from all of the external noise. It’s my alone time; “me time.”

And we all can benefit from such a practice. Think of working out like Clark Kent stepping inside of the phone booth. Let your inner superhero out!

-P!